Advancing Solutions for Canada’s Future
Smart, market-based policy is needed to realize the true value of Canada’s natural heritage to support a prosperous and resilient national economic strategy.
Canada has a nature advantage, but it is still undervalued in national planning. The federal government’s new “A Force of Nature” strategy is a positive step forward, one that recognizes nature as a key driver of resilient economic growth.
Canada holds a quarter of the world’s wetlands and is home to 25 per cent of global boreal forests, along with productive farmlands and coastlines that underpin our economy. But we have yet to realize an economy that benefits these environments while supporting communities and growing sustainable businesses at the same time.
Based on our latest research, Canada’s Nature Advantage has identified five practical policy building blocks for Canada to unlock investment in nature at scale. If we get this right, nature can become an advantage that creates long-term economic growth.
Five Policy Building Blocks to Scale Investment in Nature
Canada’s Nature Advantage has identified five essential policy building blocks to scale private investment in nature and deliver the Government of Canada’s “A Force of Nature” strategy.
A Canadian Vision
Canadians overwhelmingly support a national economic strategy that accounts for the value of nature
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96%
agree it is important for Canada to position nature as one of its most valuable economic assets
⇧ 3 points from 2025 -
93%
agree investing in nature can secure Canada’s long-term economic resilience and independence
⇧ 6 Points from 2025 -
80%
support federal and provincial governments helping businesses transition their operations to adopt nature-based solutions
⇧ 1 point from 2025
